Krater

The Krater Collective is a group of transdisciplinary artists who have decided to transform their professions, studios and working conditions in order to act as advocates for a self-determined ecosystem in an abandoned construction pit in Ljubljana. As the pit is constantly on the verge of extinction, they cultivate a creative resilience to confront the urgency by inventing innovative tactics, events and formats, and by addressing administrative and other constraints as objects of artistic intervention. These actions call for alliances and community economies that open up new fields of regenerative, relational and critical creative practice. In addition to pledged practices such as the nurturing of biodiversity, Krater also hosts internationally renowned educational formats presenting new typologies of cultural work, laboratories for experimentation with biomaterials, exhibitions, conferences and other public programmes. Krater was also a finalist for the NEB Award, received a special mention at the 35th Graphic Biennial in 2023 and was awarded the Plečnik Medal for Public Space.